The South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Bethune Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bethune will be up against a hot South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]'s way against Primero on Thursday as South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] made off with a 57-33 victory. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant win of the season so far.
| 01/16/25 vs Primero | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Centennial | 32 |
| 01/10/25 vs Walsh | 19 |
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] found their leader in sophomore Sarah Elmore, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards. The contest was Elmore's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Abigail Anderson, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bethune). They breezed by Triplains/Brewster to the tune of 53-26 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bobcats have posted since December 8, 2023.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] better keep an eye on Madilyn Powell. She was instrumental in Bethune's win, going 8 of 20 en route to 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Robinson, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
Bethune's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett], they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] against Bethune in their previous matchup back in February of 2015, as the team secured a 67-28 victory. In that contest, South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] amassed a halftime lead of 30-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
